The Fort Knight: The evolution of Fortnite battle royale and what we can expect to see in Season 6

How has Fortnite changed over the year and what can we expect in the future?

By Elliott Dennahy

13th September 2018,1:06 pm

Updated: 13th September 2018,2:06 pm

Recently I hit a milestone in subscribers on my channel and looking back at my first videos got me thinking about the future of Fortnite and the wave of game releases in Fall 2018.

When Fortnite was in its infancy the style of gameplay was vastly different as no one built; I don’t even think anyone particularly knew what the materials were for except for maybe getting onto the roof of a building.

You can no longer get those dubs by hiding in bushes until the end of the game

Hilariously, watching back my gameplay, I even found myself hiding in a bush with a silenced pistol – what a boss!

The next couple of seasons we saw the evolution of building and specifically build fights, where players would turn the plains of the island into a sculptured art piece made from wood, brick and metal ultimately leading to one victor.

However, this mechanic became problematic for EPIC games as it didn’t cater towards new players.

Building created such a skill gap that new people would play a few games and then leave.

So, in the latest season epic introduced a number of ‘spray’ weapons designed to bring forts down and bring the fights back to ground level.

However, at first, the changes swayed the balance a little too far decreasing the health of the materials too much that no one could build anything, they eventually released a second update that balanced the materials to a better position.

It is interesting that EPIC have released another contraption that negates building, I am sure for those who are clearly gods with their materials will become terribly salty when someone climbs to the top of their tower and double barrels them from behind.

The introduction of the grapple gun has added a new dimension to the game

On the contrary, the grappling gun is going to make for some incredible clips from the best players and from a scenario point of view, those players who build a skyscraper 1×1 will have to watch their backs now.

Interestingly in the patch notes today, 5.4, they have now vaulted the Drum Gun.

But again instead, they have replaced the weapon with a silent assault rifle.

I am a tad baffled with this inclusion, what are they trying to get out of it, more sneaky plays that again doesn’t require building or is it for people to sit in their trump towers and shoot from a distance to stay undetected in their camp?

I love how Fortnite is tweaking its content regularly and changing the landscape of fights within its ‘games industry changing formula’

The new question is looming … how is it going to stand the test of time when October brings Red Dead Redemption 2, Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and the now delayed until November, Battlefield V that all are alluding to or are boasting Battle Royale modes?

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